Sex differences in PTEN expression may offer therapeutic target for insulin resistance

24 Mar 2015


Differences in expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) between men and women could explain why men with obesity are more likely than women with obesity to develop type-2 diabetes, according to research published in Scientific Reports.  

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